Labeling mechanism



March 22, FERRARA LABELING MECHANISM 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed July 2l. 1.931

' flllllmmumu l l INEENTOR ATTORNEY J'. FERRARA YMarch 22, 1932.

L'ABELING MECHANI SM Filed July 2l, y1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 TwN I/NN

ATTORNEY the surface of one' .ofV a plula-lityof bottles izedon zi-s'heft fhouse'dfin. 'zi bearing"21 i Y with Simplicity, speed ofv 0pe'at1c311;` and which Y are advanced the'rezrlog.'

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inventionrelates' mchinesiloi o'urlled 'sitble ljeings loeloivk thov plyig? printed pper labels to cylindrical ein?V leed, atthe receiving end is :haft 14,' which?. A faces', such asbottles, jars', and like.Containers.V if several nnits'bese'd, iseoinmnto all; this "one of .the .objects ofthe invention is tp shaft. may be. gear. of belt gchfiven,i as a'ti, et

5 p rcvide'ra4 'mechanism which..will operate a reduced Speed' Aby the nioto'r 16.. z automatiollyinapplyingan zidhsiie colztt-` At the opposite, deliveryendfoffthefbed ing to the lowernost .of'a stack of preparedv ls-alnotli'er shaft 17 liavinfgf X'edon its'foht labels, convey the label intoposition toengage end aber/e1 gear 18 driving .a mating ge'zir 19, v

to operate' Side, by sie@ :and .deliver upm @i 'The upper funioffth @minimi-.2me 5111515' .Y coiiveyorfcommon to allQbe/lg trightlangle blow'a'nd parallel with.thejplaltellffllff lm itsempleyed.. l i Apta@hee1m;gummi@ftheseham are; urtlierpurpoise'i: to prodil've e' bottle carrlerLs/Zvaidepted 'to eiiggefth'e lootlt'lesff.` lloeling' mechanism. @combining 'effectiveness Hind retain them *centrally'V on lied es" 2'5may'bggrcupegi| .compgictly SQ-Le to occupy. A bracket l28 is Vsecured by-its Y 36' pli's'lied by the novel design, constructionfandV fOn'the'frotportion'of,the-bracketQSie. ii 820i taken horizontal plane vOnline off V@rsa1piifoij'foi"{filever 37., thefrwrdlyfgah arrangement. of partys;V `as hereinafter 'dek Opl'fppe'd COIi'Ie'I"I 3VO for' 'nyfpreferred scribed'V and illustratedin the accompanying; adhesive 4which iS-ci(inst-antly yaigitfjced bjffa drawings; constituting *an importent corh- Pall' Qf-S'Pcdlrousm'Cfed by 4aJS-Pnlldle 32' i Ponent of .this disclosure, andin. which: rei'lrolfuljlfe' in the p'perifpa'rt lofthe co`r1tfaji`r1er as Fig. 1 is a. gder'deatoml ViewV ofanlem; anddriven bya'wleel 33 verwhch'sitralhed 85 bodimenf" of the mennen` .ii-lustfatingitjs a beit si dri'vfrby @.pjujiieyisaxed Op the.,

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dling and guided by the shaft 14, as best seen in Fig. 1.

Fixed in the form shank 50 is a bar 52having rack teeth 53 at its raised end, the same being guided by a support 54 fixed onthe bracket 28.

The support 54 has an extension in which is mounted a pin 55 acting as a pivot for a pinion 56 meshed with the rack, and rigid with the pinion is an arm 57, forked at its free end, and provided witha pair of pads 58'adaptedV to straddle a bottle B and engage a label L at its end portions.

An anvil 60, disposed centrally in the path of the on-coming bottles, is supported by a pair of spaced links 61 pivoted to a shoe 62,

a the anvil links being pivoted to the chains 24-24 slightly in advance of the carriers 26 and normally drawn forward into operative position to engage the bottles by atension spring 63.

. Carried by the shoe 62 is a' roll 64 adapted 'i to ride on acam track 65 centrally below the pathway of the chains 24-24 and level throughout its length except for a cam depression 66 which permits'the anvil and links to tilt forward in timed relation `to the move# ment of the pads 58, the spring 63 materially assisting such movement whichis clearly indicated by the full lines in Fig. 1, the normal, recedent position being apparent by the broken lines. Y Y

Thus the label is deposited onthe' bottle to be pressedfrmly against it by' further advancennent of the conveyor chains, which causes the label and bottle to pass between an opposed pair of resilient wipers 67 extending inwardly from brackets 68 fixed on the outer portions of the bed elements 11--11.v

VIn operation, the machine being started, the crank pin 45 and arm 43actuates the lever 37, causing the rolls 39 to receive a fresh supply of adhesive from the distributing roll 31 and then swing on-the pivot 36 into the broken line position.v

Before arriving at the end of the stroke ofthe lever37, the armcarried pads 58 receive the adhesive by contact with the rolls 39, thereafter continuing upwardly to engage the lowermost labelV in the holder 29, this ac.-

tion being due tothe cam actuated rack 53, the same operating to move the pad carried labeldownwardly to contact the surface of the bottleas it `moves forwardl against the anvil 60.

Continued forward movement ofthe conveyor, past the cam trackdepression 66, re

leases the anvil from the labeled bottle, which is advanced between the resilient arms 67, effectually smoothing out the label and pressing it into intimate contact, thus completing the operation.

Eventually the bottles, now bearing labels, are moved ofi the chain conveyors upon the surface of the cross conveyor 22and deposited outwardly of the machine ready for whatever disposition is desirable.

As seen in Fig. 4, several of the labeling machines may be arranged in parallel and all the' bottles-on the machine units deposited uponthe cross conveyor as it is common to all.

-From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple'devicefor this purpose has been disclosed in the preferred form of its'embodiment, but it is not desired'to restrict the details to the exact construction shown,it being obvious that changes, not involving the exercise of invention, may be made without conflicting with the scope of the appended claims.

Having thusv described my invention, `what I claim as new and'desire to secure by Letters Patent,'is: i

l. Acontainer labeling machine compris!f ing a bed having Va raised arcuate bracket at its rearside, a driven shaft'mounted transl versely-of the bed at one end thereof,"a'sec'` 0nd shaft at'the opposite end,"sprocke ts onv said shafts over which yaretrained a pair of chain conveyors, a

said bracket, said lever having forkedv terminals provided with pads,'cam meansonthe first named shaft to actuate saidformed lever, means for supplying an adhesive to the pads prior to engagement with the lowermost label in said holder, carriers arranged at intervals on said conveyors to advance containers disposedon said bed between the pads of said" lever, and means for holding' the` labels against the containers during their passage from the pads to a pair of wipers between which the containers are caused to pass.

2. A container labeling machine compris? having Vforked terminals provided with pads between which the containers may pass, cam actuated means for moving said`lever into position to receive the label from saidl holder and carry it into positiontoengag'efan on-V coming container, crank kactuated means for supplying an adhesive to said labels, cam

actuated means to press thelabel against the container duringa part ofits forward movement, resilientarmsv for pressingV the label4 against the vside ofthecontainer as it. passes holder for Vstacked labels carried by saidV bracket, a lever pivoted on' therebetween, and across conveyor at the'foot -of said bed to receive container therefrom.

3. In a container labeling machine, the com#rv bination with a bed, travelling conveyors having carriers arranged at intervals therealong adapted to move containers, a label holder, A

and a forked lever adapted to move from the Y label holder with a label into the path of tlie Y moving containers, of an adhesive receptacle, Y a pair'of rolls revoluble therein, means -for transmittingv rotary motion to said rolls, a bracket carried pivoted lever, crank means Y for actuating said lever periodically, a formed lever pivoted in one of thel arms of the irst named lever, rolls carried by the forks of y the last named lever, resilient means for pressing said rolls against the rolls in the adhesive receptacle and means for limiting the action of said spring, said lever carried rolls being y movable to pass over thesurface of the label carrying lever prior to its engagementv with a label in said holder. l

Signed at New York, in the county and State of New York,this V18th day of July,

' JOSEPH FERRARA. 

